Isaiah 40:22
“It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Isaiah 40:22 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
It is he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er ist es, der da thront über dem Kreise der Erde, und ihre Bewohner sind wie Heuschrecken; der die Himmel ausgespannt hat wie einen Flor und sie ausgebreitet wie ein Zelt zum Wohnen;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El está asentado sobre el globo de la tierra, cuyos moradores son como langostas: él extiende los cielos como una cortina, tiéndelos como una tienda para morar:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ele é o que está sentado sobre o globo da terra, cujos moradores são para ele como gafanhotos; ele é o que estende os céus como uma cortina, e os estica como uma tenda, para neles habitar.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele é o que Se assenta acima do horizonte da terra; os habitantes são como gafanhotos diante Dele. Ele estende os céus como uma cortina e os espalha como uma tenda para nela habitar.
📖 Isaiah 40:22 in Context
20He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
24Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
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